A sign displayed by the World Economic Forum in Davos.

A sign displayed by the World Economic Forum in Davos.

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It’s time for … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news. 

On today’s episode: Why does Davos feel interesting this year? What if we did cap credit card interest rates? And we’re paying most of those tariffs, aren’t we?  

Also, big news! Planet Money wrote a book and we’re going on tour this spring. Find tickets and info at planetmoneybook.com

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Trump’s backup options for tariffs 

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